Park.
It was a crowded place.
The first day of the Cultural Festival had officially started, and half of the County's workers had to work overtime. Zhang Dongfang and the Investment Promotion Agency's staff were in charge of entertaining the investors, and the Cultural Bureau's staff were in charge of marketing. Public Security officers were patrolling the streets to maintain order, and the County's Party Committee and County Government Office's staff were in charge of selling tickets, clearing the area, and moving things.
The atmosphere was lively.
It felt like a Lunar New Year's Temple Fair.
"Secretary! Secretary Dong! " Secretary Dong! "Someone shouted.
Dong Xuebing heard it and squeezed through the crowd. "What's wrong?"
It was a County Government Office's staff. "Mayor Zhang asked me to look for you. Some of the investors want the celebrities' autographs, and Mayor Zhang can't make the decision. After all, we did not give them any appearance fees, and it's not right for them to ask for autographs and photos. That's why the Mayor wants to ask for your opinion." The staff points to the side. "The investors are over there, and they are eating our Province's specialty snacks."
"Let's go over first." Dong Xuebing walked over.
The County Government Office's staff quickly led the way for Dong Xuebing and escorted him to two rows of food stalls.
"Old Zhang." Dong Xuebing called out.
Zhang Dongfang, who was accompanying the investors, turned and greeted Dong Xuebing. "Xuebing."
Dong Xuebing asked. "How's the introduction of the projects? Is everyone interested in investing? "
"We had given out the project list and are introducing the projects. But most of the investors are not here, and they only want to take photos with the celebrities." Zhang Dongfang also has a headache. "Luckily everyone is willing to invest. After yesterday's news was broadcasted, the Investment Promotion Agency contacted a few investors, including the three real estate developers who had just alighted from the plane. They are interested in our County's projects, and two of the other investors had signed letters of intent. They should be interested in our County's projects, and the presence of the celebrities had increased their confidence in our County. Although the investment amount is not high, and it's only slightly over 10 million RMB, it's a good start."
Dong Xuebing nodded. "Ok."
An investor asked. "Oh, Secretary Dong, are you here?"
"Brother Dong, you are finally here. Can you help us get a few celebrities' autographs? Hahaha … I am not a fan, but my son and niece called me last night and ordered me to get their autographs. My son's status is higher than me, and he is the leader of the company. Hahaha … "An investor from the Northeast, who had a good relationship with Dong Xuebing and called him brother, said.
"Secretary Dong, I also want to take a picture with Teacher Zhou."
"Is it convenient here? If it's convenient, can you arrange it for everyone? "
Dong Xuebing paused for a while and said. "I'm sorry. You all might not know that our County did not spend money to invite these celebrities, and we did not give them a single cent to appear. We had used our reputation to ask them to come here. It's a little … Hmmm … But autographs are not a problem. I will go and arrange it."
"No appearance fee?"
"An autograph is fine too."
"Yes, a signature is enough."
"That's right. Let's not make things difficult for Secretary Dong. These celebrities are here for a charity performance, and it's not right to ask them to take a picture with them."
The investors were understanding, and some of them were thinking in their hearts. Dong Xuebing did not give them a single cent, and he had used his reputation to invite so many celebrities? This Jiaolin County is really powerful and has a strong foundation. Who is this Party Secretary Dong?
Dong Xuebing picked up his phone and walked away to call his secretary, Su Yan. "Hello, Xiao Su. Are you accompanying the celebrities? Are they all here? "
It was too noisy, and Su Yan could only answer loudly. "No. Only Chen Ying, Teacher Zhou, and the rest are here. Some of the celebrities had left."
Dong Xuebing replied. "Ok. Get some autographs from the celebrities. I need them."
Su Yan paused. "Secretary, this … is this appropriate?"
"Just tell them what I said. Of course, I will not force them to sign. If they are willing, they can sign it. It's fine if they are not willing." Dong Xuebing replied.
Su Yan replied. "Ok. I will get it done now."
"After you are done, get someone to come to the Food and Beverage Plaza and pass the autographs to Mayor Zhang." Dong Xuebing hung up and went to look for Zhang Dongfang. "Old Zhang, I had asked my men to get the autographs. They will be here in a while. I will leave now."
Zhang Dongfang replied. "No problem. Carry on with your work."
Dong Xuebing had more things to do than Zhang Dongfang. After saving the crowd, he rushed back to the park's entrance. The park had opened for an hour, and most of the crowd should have been evacuated. Most of the first batch of people had entered the park. Dong Xuebing wanted to check on the flow of people, but he was worried. Dong Xuebing got a headache when he saw the flow of people.
The queue had filled up the entrance again!
There were already 5,000 to 6,000 people in the park. Why is it still so crowded?
Public Security Bureau Chief Chang Lin was directing the crowd. When he saw Dong Xuebing, he turned around. "Secretary, there are too many people."
Dong Xuebing asked. "How come the flow of people is still the same?"
"I also don't know. There is an endless flow of people. If this carries on, there will be more than 10,000 people in the park before the gala starts." Chang Lin replied.
"This can't go on." Dong Xuebing thought for a while and said. "Old Chang, I will leave this place to you. I need you to work with the Public Security Bureau. Once the number of visitors exceeds 100,000, we must restrict the ticket sales. Although the Central Park can accommodate a few hundred thousand people, that is only in theory. Everyone cannot be spread out in the park, and there must be some places where the people are concentrated. For example, near the VIP podium. If there are a few hundred thousand people, there will not be enough space, and accidents might happen." Dong Xuebing thought for a while and said.
Chang Lin asked. "100,000 is the limit?"
"That's right. 100,000 people. No more than 150,000 people." Dong Xuebing had underestimated the flow of people and can only make some adjustments now.
Chang Lin smiled. "Alright. I will try my best to limit the flow of people. Sigh … I am puzzled. How many people are in our County? Why are there so many people today?"
Dong Xuebing replied. "Many of them are from other places, and they are here for the gala."
"That's right. There are too many celebrities this time." Chang Lin sighed. Jiaolin County had never been so crowded before.
One hour …
Two hours …
Three hours …
11.30 Noon.
The number of visitors in the Central Park had already exceeded the 40,000 mark. This number was still increasing, but the trend of increase had also slowed down. Of course, this was only temporary. When everyone finished their lunch at noon and the Arts Gala was about to begin in the afternoon, the number of visitors would definitely skyrocket. According to the current situation, 100,000 people was definitely not enough. Everyone was too enthusiastic.
It's lunchtime.
Zhang Dongfang brought the investors out from the side door. After that, Dong Xuebing, the celebrities, and some of the staff drove out from the side door to their designated restaurant. That's right. It's the restaurant where all food and drinks will be free.
The celebrities were used to this kind of scene and did not take it seriously at all. It could be said that they had been on the battlefield for a long time. They chatted and ate happily. Some people were even laughing and discussing the performance that night.
However, the comrades from Jiaolin County had never experienced such a big battle. All of them were very tired, and some of the staff even lost their shoes. When they arrived at the restaurant, they asked their families to send them shoes. They were all in a sorry state, and some of them even had some lingering fear.
"You almost dropped me just now."
"That's nothing. I even lost my shoes."
"That's scary. There are too many people, and it's only morning. What are we going to do in the afternoon?"
Dong Xuebing, who had accompanied the celebrities for lunch, heard the Jiaolin County's staff chatting in the other private rooms. He knew everyone had worked hard today, and many people are not used to it. Dong Xuebing did not feel uncomfortable because he was born and raised in Beijing. In the past, his family will go to Tiananmen Square on May 11 every year, and this is a tradition. Tiananmen Square on May 11 is much more crowded than here. You can't go anywhere you want and can only follow the crowd. You can only go where the crowd goes. You can't even stop to rest as there are thousands of people behind you. That's why Dong Xuebing is not surprised like the Jiaolin County's staff.
Ring … ring … ring …
Dong Xuebing's phone rang.
It's Deputy Party Secretary Wei Zhixuan. "Secretary, I'm Old Wei. Some investors had contacted us and want to visit our County's Investment Cultural Festival. I had asked my men to pick them up from the airport and train station."
Dong Xuebing asked. "How many investors are there?"
Wei Zhixuan said cheerfully, "We contacted more than 70 people today. Including those who contacted us last night, there will probably be about 150 people coming today or tomorrow. If we make an advance estimate, it won't be a problem to get more than 200 people. Including the 100 investors who came today, it should be equivalent to 300 investors. The amount of investment this time will definitely break our historical record!"
"Alright!" Dong Xuebing clenched his fist.
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